DESTINY
Caught in the Gulf Stream of some great desire,
Know that thy life-trend rhythms to the mighty flow
And ebb of Life’s full ocean. Also know
Each outreach of thy soul bears deep the seal
Of cosmic impulse, æons old That thing,
Heart-hungry, every fiber thrills to reach,
Hath sought thee down the ages, hungering, too;
In the birth-travail of this, thine ideal,
Dumb longing of the centuries finding speech.
Hunger is prophecy. Take heart; and fling
Doubt and despair forever from thy view.
Thy longing is the covenant cloud and fire
Forever faithful twixt thy goal and thee.
Kate follows faith. Desire is—Destiny.
—ESTHER HARLAN